Live from the cow - what the rumen tells us

Current rumen sensors can not only distinguish between eating and ruminating in the cow - they provide live health data from the cow.

Ruminants can convert grass and hay into milk and meat in their fore-stomachs. In the project "Relationships between rumen pH and blood parameters in dairy cows depending on body condition" not only temperature and pH value but also the acceleration of contractions in the forestomaches were measured and calibrated using a rumen sensor.

The result, in collaboration with the technicians, data modelers and our scientists, is data that

• show ruminant-friendly feeding
• Detect disease states in the animal days before clinical signs appear
• View heat dates and
• Be able to announce calving in good time.

How the developed rumen sensor adapts individually to the cow or how long the sensor provides data - you will find out all this in this podcast. The intended further development of the sensor and the resulting potential are also addressed. There are also some in-depth graphics included in the video. Just listen or watch:

In conversation with Dr. Andreas Steinwidder tells DI Christian Fasching about the current results of the “PanSens4” project and what this rumen sensor can do in the cow.